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The metabolic disorder that does not allow processed food to be converted into energy or growth properly is called diabetes. To maintain our energy levels glucose is moved around the blood stream to the cells and muscles etc. We all need energy to survive but diabetes interrupts the transportation of glucose in our blood stream. It is essential that the glucose is absorbed into the body but this condition creates high levels to accumulate in the blood.

This subject has comprehensive information available on other sites and the information about the condition in this article has been made short to enable easy and quick understanding. The first type is called type one and primarily affects young people, usually called juvenile onset diabetes and is where the body completely stops the production of insulin; daily injections of insulin are needed if the diabetic patient does not want to die. Our bodies produce insulin to help maintain the correct level of glucose (sugar) in the blood stream. The second type is called adult onset diabetes and happens later in life; it results when the body either cannot produce enough insulin or does not use the insulin it makes properly.

Most of the food humans eat can be converted into sugar which provides us with energy. High blood glucose levels over a long period of time can cause blindness, heart disease, kidney problems, and amputations. By sticking to a diabetes health care regime, most of these conditions can be helped; these conditions will vary form person to person but most should see improvements with some complaints halted altogether. Care of your condition relies on you maintaining certain aspects and any prescribed medication must be taken routinely; this includes watching your blood sugar levels, blood fat and cholesterol in addition to quitting smoking.

You will also need to maintain your weight, and maintain your blood pressure to within the guidelines set by your doctor. Diabetes cannot be cured and once diagnosed it is a lifelong complaint; currently approx 2.6 percent of the U.S. population or about 5.5 million Americans, are known to have this health problem. Studies suggest that it is not the whole story as experts believe there are as many people again that have the disease that have not yet been diagnosed; over 600,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. It is a worrying fact that whilst 34,000 American citizens die each year as a direct result of diabetes, another 320,000 die that have the condition where it may be an underlying reason.